The United Nations report said that the US air strike on an Iranian elementary school constituted a war crime and accused the Iranian authorities of crimes against humanity.
The United Nations Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Iran released its latest report, stating that the US military’s air strikes on Iranian elementary schools and sports facilities in February constituted war crimes, and determined that the Iranian government’s suppression of demonstrations constituted crimes against humanity.
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The United Nations Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Iran released a report on the 17th, stating that the U.S. military's air strike on the Minab Elementary School in Iran in February this year, which killed more than 150 people, constituted a "war crime"; it also determined that the Iranian government's suppression of demonstrations constituted "crimes against humanity."
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Why It Matters
The United Nations fact-finding mission investigated the military operations and domestic repression in Iran after the US-Iran war.
In February, the US military launched an attack on a primary school in Minab, Iran, killing more than 150 civilians, including about 120 schoolchildren. (Reuters)
The United Nations Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Iran released its latest report on Thursday (17th), stating that the military strike launched by the US military on an Iranian elementary school and sports facilities in February this year constituted a "war crime." At the same time, the investigation team also determined that the Iranian government's systematic persecution during the wave of demonstrations constituted "crimes against humanity."
According to a Reuters report, the report, which will be submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council, conducts an in-depth investigation into the military operations of the US military and the repressive atrocities committed by the Iranian authorities since the beginning of the war between the United States and Iran. The report details that the U.S. air strike on a primary school in Minab, Iran, in February killed more than 150 people, including 120 schoolchildren, which constituted a war crime. In addition, the U.S. air strike on a sports facility in Lamerd also killed and injured 22 civilians, which was deemed another war crime.
Regarding the domestic situation in Iran, the report pointed out that since the end of last year, the Iranian authorities have carried out systematic persecution of anti-government demonstrators, including illegal killings, torture, and enforced disappearance. The actual number of casualties may be much higher than the official statistics of 3,038 dead and 25,000 injured.
Faced with the findings of the United Nations investigation, the delegations of the United States and Iran in Geneva did not immediately respond. The United States had previously emphasized that military operations strictly abide by the law of armed conflict, while Iran has always denied the existence of systematic violations of human rights.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The United Nations Human Rights Council will review and discuss the investigation report
Very likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What is the U.S. military's official response to the findings?
- What subsequent sanctions or legal actions will the United Nations Human Rights Council take?
